PMID- 32272712 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 2073-4360 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4360 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Apr 7 TI - Production and Characterization of Large-Scale Recycled Newspaper Enhanced HDPE Composite Laminates. LID - 10.3390/polym12040851 [doi] LID - 851 AB - Recycled newspaper (NP)/high density polyethylene (HDPE) laminated composite can reach the physical and mechanical criteria for most industrial applications, which shows the potential of using solid-state waste paper in engineering materials. Herein, the effects of splicing pattern and size on the physical and mechanical properties of the laminated composite were investigated with the ultimate purpose to fabricate a large-scaleale composite. The laminated composite with a stair-like splicing had better physical and mechanical properties than that with a vertical splicing. An efficient stress transfer could be guaranteed when the distance between the two adjacent junctions were greater than a critical proportion of 1/32 of the length at longitudinal direction. The tensile and flexural properties of the large-scaleale composite with a stair-like splicing, which was fabricated at the splicing ratio of 1/32, were 109 +/- 4.2 MPa (MOR), 9836 +/- 411 MPa (MOE), 119 +/- 7.1 MPa (MOR) and 10002 MPa +/- 347 (MOE). FAU - Zheng, Binwei AU - Zheng B AD - College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. FAU - Guan, Litao AU - Guan L AD - College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. FAU - Zhang, Weiwei AU - Zhang W AD - College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. FAU - Gu, Jin AU - Gu J AD - College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. FAU - Tu, Dengyun AU - Tu D AD - College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. FAU - Hu, Chuanshuang AU - Hu C AD - College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. LA - eng GR - 2017B020238003/Guangdong Science and Technology Department/ GR - 2018A030313233/Guangdong Science and Technology Department/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200407 PL - Switzerland TA - Polymers (Basel) JT - Polymers JID - 101545357 PMC - PMC7240590 OTO - NOTNLM OT - full-scale OT - laminated composite OT - physical and mechanical properties OT - recycled newspaper COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2020/04/11 06:00 MHDA- 2020/04/11 06:01 PMCR- 2020/04/07 CRDT- 2020/04/11 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/03/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/04/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/04/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/04/11 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - polym12040851 [pii] AID - polymers-12-00851 [pii] AID - 10.3390/polym12040851 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Polymers (Basel). 2020 Apr 7;12(4):851. doi: 10.3390/polym12040851.